Make sure to read this short but informative lesson by Dan Larimer on value

Teaser

Understanding why people will buy STEEM is a mind bending exercise in economic and social theory. All value is perceived value, and people will buy anything they perceive will have more value in the future than it has today.

Lets start by discarding useless or oversimplified economic theories

https://steemit.com/steem/@dantheman/why-people-will-buy-steem

Reading this will probably be the most well invested 5 minutes of today.